alleryWhich saint do legends name as Mirabai's guru?
- Namdev
- Ravidas
- Kabir
- Tulsidas
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Correct answer: B. Ravidas
Legends link Ravidas as her guru, and a Chittorgarh pavilion bears his engraved footprint.
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Which saint do legends name as Mirabai's guru?Read the answer and worked solution →Mirabai expressed which devotional mood towards Krishna?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year did Tansen join Akbar's court?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhakti's impact is compared to which European movement?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhakti preached in local languages to achieve what?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Bhagavad Gita, the path of works is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sanskrit word bhakti derives from which root?Read the answer and worked solution →Southern Sri Vaishnavas likened Vishnu's saving grace to which comparison?Read the answer and worked solution →Gaudiya Vaishnavism of Bengal is linked with which saint?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tradition did Vallabhacharya found in Braj?Read the answer and worked solution →Who translated the Ramayana into Assamese as the Saptakanda Ramayana?Read the answer and worked solution →Between which centuries did the Bhakti movement reach its peak?Read the answer and worked solution →Muslims entered Sindh and Multan in 712 under which commander?Read the answer and worked solution →The Delhi Sultanate, which began in 1206, ended in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →How many dynasties ruled during the Delhi Sultanate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty was the first of the Delhi Sultanate?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a khanqah in Sufi tradition?Read the answer and worked solution →A Sufi master who led a khanqah is called a shaikh or what?Read the answer and worked solution →Devotees who came to a khanqah for blessings were called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Sufi chains of spiritual succession are known by what term?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Mirabai expressed which devotional mood towards Krishna?
- Vatsalya bhava
- Dasya bhava
- Madhurya bhava
- Shanta bhava
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Correct answer: C. Madhurya bhava
Her poems show madhurya bhava, the sweet mood of a lover longing for Krishna.
In which year did Tansen join Akbar's court?
- 1562
- 1526
- 1556
- 1605
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Correct answer: A. 1562
Tansen joined in 1562, fifteen years after Mirabai's death, so a legend of Akbar and Tansen visiting her is doubted.
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